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The Court and the Country

The Court and the Country

Perez Zagorin

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2024
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Política y gobierno
ISBN:
9781032466552
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The Court and the Country (1969) offers a fresh view and synthesis of the English revolution of 1640. It describes the origin and development of the revolution, and gives an account of the various factors - political, social and religious - that produced the revolution and conditioned its course.

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